Switching from general surgery to pediatrics highlighted differing expectations when it came to trainee independence. I wanted to understand judgments related to trust looked in clinical environment, from the perspective of both supervisors and trainees. Due to my surgical background, procedural education in pediatrics interests me.
While in residency, I collaborated with team of emergency medicine clinicians at Children’s National to develop a resident workshop in minor procedural skills. We delivered this workshop twice at the American Academy of Pediatrics NCE meeting and have enjoyed teaching pediatricians the basics of these procedures.
In fellowship, my research focuses on mechanisms of workplace learning. I collaborate with an excellent team of medical education researchers using grounded theory to study trainees’ experiences of trust and autonomy in the clinical setting. I presented our findings at AMEE 2020. I expect to submit this work for publication in fall 2020.
My interest in trauma led to an invitation to serve as guest editor for a themed issue of Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Through this process, I not only improved my own writing, but also expanded my capability to support and mentor others.
Anisha Kshetrapal, MD, MSEd 